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# sender • AI Agent SDK

> sender: Message sender.

# sender

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> This is a method of the [**BotMessageProtocol**](../classes/BotMessageProtocol) class in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

Message sender.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def sender() -> Optional[BotUser]
```

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Optional[BotUser]">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Source

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